There is a lot of discussion about the recent nephrology Match in the US and everyone is discussing what’s wrong with nephrology? Why is the interest in Nephrology waning? Like most people I took a unique journey to…
Much is being said about the steady and dramatic decline in applications to nephrology training programs. The recent match shows a continuation of this trend: 67.9 percent of offered positions filled, leaving 50% of US programs unfilled on…
Two ASN-related activities to mention happening in the next couple of months. First, CJASN eJC will be hosting a twitter conversation about the recently published commentary “Training the Next Generation’s Nephrology Workforce. This will be hosted by Amar…
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) continues to restrict resident duty hours in an effort to improve patient care related to resident fatigue. These restrictions are beginning to impact fellowship training as the shift in workload…
Interest in nephrology as a career continues to decline as highlighted by this recent editorial entitled “The Future Nephrology Workforce: Will There Be One” in CJASN. This article, which was presented at ASN in Denver as the Summit…
Much of medical residency training in the US is centered in the hospital. This is also true of many of the fellowship programs in internal medicine. As we have seen a continual increase in the number and acuity…
RFN was curious to see why medicine residents decide to pursue nephrology training? Obviously, this in a decision that has multiple factors. Results from the RFN poll (73 total)- 58% of all respondents to our poll thought that…
How many vas-caths did you (the renal fellow) place during your clinical year (1 year)? Poll results: 0-5 (IR does most of these) 4 (4%) 0-5 (Surgery does most of these) 2 (2%) 0-5 (IM residents do most…
Much of the clinical year of the renal fellow is spent in the hospital rounding on patients admitted with access malfunction, catheter related infections or are in the ICU’s with acute kidney injury. Many of these patients will…
The academic year is almost over and many renal fellows can finally see the long awaited “light” at the end of the tunnel. Two first year renal fellows and Nephron Power blog contributors from North Shore-Long Island Jewish…
